Sentence examples for official increased from inspiring English sources

Earlier this year, a senior mainland official increased concerns by saying China would not accept a leader who confronted Beijing.

State officials increased the death toll on Monday to 14 – five children and nine adults.

Gaza health officials increased the Palestinian death toll on Sunday to about 1,300 people, including 104 women and 410 children.

Indonesian officials increased security Sunday, and several hotels on the island of Java and the Australian Embassy received bomb threats.

Each year, city officials increased the targets for placements, even in the midst of a deep recession.

American officials increased pressure on Iraqis to clamp down after the spate of attacks in June, and Iraq eventually responded.

In 2004, lunch officials increased the amount of Beef Products meat allowed in its hamburgers to 15percentt, from 10percentto to increase savings.

In late July, Canadian officials increased their estimates of Hibernia, White Rose and Hebron-Ben Nevis by a third, to 2.1 billion barrels.

Customs officials increased cocaine seizures along the Southwest border by 76percentthis yearar by relying more on training and drug-sniffing dogs than on intelligence-gathering or new technology.

He said the programs could be reinstated if zoo attendance went up and if the zoos and elected officials increased private fund-raising.

After tentatively approving a resumption of international trade in whale products, officials increased the quota of minke whales for the 2002 hunt by 23percentto to 674.